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Below are all the relevant This Sceptred Isle: Empire episodes relating to Canada. These series include details the battle for Quebec with the French and the strengthening of Canada as a British ...
Canada was opposed to America in the War of 1812 as part of the British Empire at the time, but it was British troops and leadership who set fire to the White House and other federal buildings in ...
Volunteers flocked to recruiting stations and everyone got into the war effort at home, determined to contribute to the British Empire's battle in Europe. In stark contrast, French Canada felt ...
Alongside these soldiers, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Newfoundland and South Africa sent, between them, 1.3 million troops. Soldiers from different parts of the British Empire fought alongside ...
Technically speaking, however, sunlight continued to shine on at least one portion of British-occupied land for about another six months. The primary holdout? A section of the British Antarctic ...
Historically, empires have gone to great lengths to secure potash, a mineral critical to agricultural production.